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by Mark Berenson Thresher staff 91.7 FM has been an international news junkie's paradise for the last week. Since KTRU was taken off the air Nov. 30, 91.7 FM, KTRU's frequency, has been broadcasting the World Radio Network almost constantly. The only break in WRN broadcasting was during a women's basketball game last Saturday. The game was against the University of Memphis, and it was the championship game in the Rice Invitational Tournament. Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing Mike Pede said Friday's women's basketball home game against Iona College, which the Athletics Department had planned to broadcast based on a tentative agreement formed with KTRU in October, was cancelled because of the KTRU shutdown. Pede said the decision to not carry that game was made by Vice President for Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho in conjunction with the Athletics Department. Women's basketball games have been scheduled to air on KTRU through the end of the month. Pede said the Athletics Department is waiting to hear from Camacho about what will happen in January and beyond. WRN broadcasts newscasts in English from 25 public and international broadcasters, including Voice of Russia, Israel Radio and ABC Radio Australia. According to KTRU General Manager Will Robedee, the only time when 91.7 FM is not playing WRN is the four hours a day when the broadcast contains commercials. The station is dead air during 7-8 a.m., 4-6 p.m., and 11 p.m.-midnight because KTRU's operating agreement does not allow commercials to be broadcast. Robedee said that during its normal operation, KTRU occasionally broadcasts WRN. "It was set up to try to keep the station operating 24-7. So during school breaks or finals, if a DJ could not make a shift or could not find a sub, they could put WRN on to keep the station on the air," Robedee said. The amount of time WRN is broadcast fluctuates during the school year. In October, WRN was broadcast for six total hours. However, in September, when new DJs were still being recruited for the overnight time slots, WRN was broadcast for 64 hours. Robedee said broadcasting WRN is free. Rice receives the signal by means of a satellite, and the equipment to receive the signal was donated by a local engineer. KTRU will next broadcast women's basketball on Dec. 21, when the team takes on New Mexico State University.
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